Daily Record, Nov. 15, 2013

A local man was arrested after he allegedly hit his girlfriend, the mother of his newborn child, on the head and arms.

Ryan M. Biesen, 30, was arrested Monday after police were called to an apartment the 500 block of N. First St., at about 1 p.m. for a domestic assault.

According to police, once they arrived to the apartment Biesen was not home. Biesen’s girlfriend had bruising on her hands from the alleged incident. She said they were arguing and the argument escalated to the assault.

Officers left, then returned when Biesen came back. They took Biesen into custody and he was charged for serious domestic assault, a serious misdemeanor.

Marshall County Courthouse

Court

Wednesday

Randall Scott Wilkening, of State Center, made an initial appearance on a theft-fifth degree charge. He pleaded not guilty and a pre-trial conference is set for 9 a.m. on Dec. 17. Wilkening was released on his own recognizance.

Jose Jesus Martinez, 714 Union St., made an initial appearance on a public intoxication-aggravated charge. The public defender’s office was appointed to handle his case. The preliminary hearing is set for 1 p.m. on Nov. 21. Bond is set at $2,000 cash or surety. The court ordered that he be photographed and fingerprinted.

Brandi Michelle Stiles, 2552 Smith Ave. Lot #79, made an initial appearance on a prostitution charge and a solicitation charge. The public defender’s office was appointed to handle her case. The preliminary hearing is set for 1 p.m. on Nov. 21.

Delaurentiss C. Thomas, 515 N. Center St., made an initial appearance on a possession of a Schedule I controlled substance charge. The public defender’s office was appointed to handle his case. The preliminary hearing is set for 1 p.m. on Nov. 29. Thomas was released on his own recognizance.

Justin Scott Welder, 1611 S. Fourth St., made an initial appearance on a possession of a Schedule I controlled substance with the intent to deliver charge. The public defender’s office was appointed to the case. The preliminary hearing is set for 1 p.m. on Nov. 18. Bond is set at $5,000 cash or surety.

Thursday

George David Haywood, of State Center, made an initial appearance on a warrant for simple trespass. He pleaded guilty and received an deferred judgment: a one year unsupervised probation, payment of a $125 law enforcement initiative surcharge and $60 in court costs for a total of $185, due within 30 days of today’s date and obey all laws.

Travis Derrick Collins, address unknown, made an initial appearance on a criminal mischief-third degree charge, a serious assault charge, a simple assault charge and a public intoxication charge. Collins will hire his own attorney. The preliminary hearing is set for 1 p.m. on Nov. 25. Bond is set at $2,000 cash or surety. No-contact orders were issued for the protected parties.

Gustavo Gonzalez Torres, 311 N. Third St., made an initial appearance on a driving while barred charge, a improper brake light charge, a no insurance charge, a failure to have a valid driver’s license charge and a driving under suspension-unpaid fines charge. The public defender’s office was appointed to handle his case. The preliminary hearing is set for 1 p.m. on Dec. 3. Gonzalez Torres was released on his own recognizance.

Billy Bob Versteegh, 109 W. Webster St., made an initial appearance on a ongoing criminal conduct charge, a theft-first degree charge, a burglary-second degree charge and a possession of burglary tools charge. The public defender’s office was appointed to handle his case. The preliminary hearing is set for 1 p.m. on Nov. 25. Bond is set at $25,000 cash or surety.

The Sheriff of Marshall County to Green Tree Servicing LLC, 1612 S. Second St.

Trademark Properties LLC to Zachary Kaufman, 1910 Summit St.

Paul Dicks to Lawrence Williams, 2648 260th St.

Marshalltown Police Department

Incidents

On Tuesday, Shayna Joy Lindsey, of Grinnell, reported BB pellet gunshot damage to both passenger side windows and the rear window on a 1998 Chevy Blazer while parked at 7 Westwood Drive. Estimated value of damage was $200.

On Thursday, a vehicle driven by Savanna Keyonna Ruffin, 1 W. Grant St. Apt. #415, was westbound on May Street at the intersection with North Third Avenue when it entered Third Avenue and collided with a pickup driven by Jeffrey Alan Arment, 403 Thunderbird Drive, which was traveling north on Third Avenue. Ruffin was transported to Marshalltown Medical & Surgical Center with possible injuries. Ruffin was cited for failure to yield right of way. Damage to the Ruffin vehicle was estimated at $3,000 while the Arment pickup received an estimated $5,000 in damage.

On Wednesday, a minivan driven by Oliver Joel Andrade Martinez, 217 E. Ingledue St., was backing in the horse drive parking lot at the YMCA when it collided with a vehicle owned by Trisha Renee Miller, 2615 Zeller Ave., which was legally parked in the lot and then left the scene. No injuries were reported. Damage to the Andrade Martinez minivan was estimated at $2,500 while the Miller vehicle received an estimated $2,000 in damage.

On Nov. 4, a car driven by Salai Wa Then Tun, 402 N. Second St., was exiting a driveway on the south side of 400 block of West Nevada Street when it collided with a legally parked car on the north side of the street owned by Michael Scott George, 1206 S. First Ave. No injuries were reported. Tun was cited for violation of a restricted license and failure to carry registration card. Damage to the Tun car was estimated at $500 while the George car received an estimated $1,500 in damage.